Dangerous Toys Info

- Dangerous Toys was formed in October 1987 when singer Jason McMaster was invited by Tim Trembley to join his band, Onyxx- In 1988, the band changed their name from Onyxx to Dangerous Toys and inked a deal with Columbia Records- Soon afterwards Tim Trembley left the band- Their debut album 'Dangerous Toys' was released in 1989 and was produced by Max Norman- The album produced two hit singles "Teas'n, Pleas'n" and "Scared" which went into heavy rotation on MTV- The song "Demon Bell (The Ballad Of Horace Pinker)" appeared on the soundtrack for the Wes Craven movie 'Shocker'in 1989- The bands second album 'Helacious Acres' was released in 1991 and contained the cover of Bad Company's "Feel Like Makin' Love"- Soon after a tour with Judas Priest, Alice Cooper, and Motörhead had been cut short, the band was dropped by Columbia Records